Penguin presents, the unabridged, downloadable, audiobook release of The Course of Like by Alain de Botton, browse by Julian Rhind-Tutt.

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In one of our great thinkers on contemporary life as well as the human condition – an unforgettable tale of love and marriage from the writer of bestselling book Essays in Love as well as The Consolations of Philosophy, Religion for Atheists and The School of Life

‘The Span of Appreciate probes the very heart of marriage, its shifts and about The Course of Like squalls, its great adventure, with such forensic tenderness. I laughed a lot, as well’ Deborah Moggach

‘Interesting, sympathetic, acutely perceptive… Which relaxing honesty in what de Botton has to state’ Guardian

‘Anyone who is, has been, or would ever prefer to be, within a satisfying, successful relationship, would prosper to read de Botton’ Irish Separate

‘He debunks the misconception of the gladly ever after with a painfully familiar, frequently hilarious describing of petty quarrels, the casual extra-marital fling, the occasions of loneliness as well as the declining frequency of sex… It’s not only hugely exciting but life enhancing too’ Daily Mail

Modern love is never easy. Culture is enthusiastic about stories of romance, but what employs gladly ever after?

This is a love story with a notable difference. From dating to relationship, from having kids to presenting affairs, it follows the progress of a single ordinary relationship: tender, messy, hilarious, painful, and completely un-Romantic. It is a like story for the modern world, chronicling the daily intimacies, the blazing rows, the unlimited tiny gestures that define a life distributed between two people. Shifting and deeply insightful, The Course of Love gives us a windows into important truths about the nature of love.